A Fun, Smart Play About Queer Theory At The Toronto Fringe Festival
I had really been looking forward to seeing Spoon. The mention of a play in this year’s Fringe that explores queer theory through the lives of a gay couple trying to make sense of gender stereotypes caught my interest. Happily, this play more than delivers on its promise.
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One Side of an Ampersand is the first production by Flying Radio Theatre, a company formed by Ryerson Theatre students and graduates. It’s written and co-directed (with Jasmin Goode) by Julie McCann. The cast is Zoe Brownstone as Alice, Hilary McCormack as Helen, Rebecca Perry as Daisy, and Chris Whidden as Helen’s former lover whose name I have completely forgotten. Sorry. (editor’s note: His name is Will)
The play actually has the making of a farce but it isn’t played that way.
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I am always excited stepping into the Tarragon Extra Space (30 Bridgman Avenue), as the venue has consistently housed fresh and exciting theatre experiences for me. Tonight I went there to see Evacuate presented by Rhymes with Orange Productions and I left feeling satisfied by a very sensitive piece of theatre.
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This play is like, really adorable. A most earnest production, it is the kind of teen theatre that is a joy to support.
This Play Is Like ____, playing at Randolph Theatre as part of this year’s Fringe Festival, is all about high school hardships. With a writer, cast, and crew of 17-18 year olds, it’s a giggly coming-of-age tale written while still coming of age. Continue reading This Play Is Like ______ (Tiny House Productions) 2013 Toronto Fringe Review
I love autobiographical solo performances, or, in the case of Threads, biographical solo performances. Tonya Jone Miller’s play is based on her mother’s experiences in Viet Nam in the late 60s.
It’s a fascinating story. We often hear about ‘GI babies’, the children of Vietnamese women and foreign servicemen but in Tonya’s case her mother is American and her father was Vietnamese, very unusual for the time. Continue reading Threads (Tonya Joan Miller) 2013 Toronto Fringe Review